The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-07
"a rEnn1rrlC FIGHT.
Connors nnd Welsh Fight Sixteen Rounds at
Philadelphia. HI.I

| ... Philadelphia. I'D
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-Sixteen tlerct
and bloody rounds we're fought early thi.
morning on wharf short distance above
Chester, between George Connors, Of Por.
Richmond, and Harry Welsh, a down.
town slugger. The men are heavy Weights
and hayo both appeared in the ring eey..
erai times, IN this city and New York.
Connora ia % years Of ago and tips the
scales at lGS pounds, and Welsh, who is 81
years old, weighs 1Gl pounds. Jack How.
ard, tho well.known sporting man OF this
city, was chosen referee, and 80 spectators
were preaent, who paid S. each for the
privilege. Tho stake was q purse $500 and
receipts.
Connors led early in the frat round. Int
was neatly stopped BY Welsh, who swung
his right and sent Connora to the ground,
Connors came up In an instant, and fought
Welsh to the ropes until time was called,
There was somo rapid fighting in the
next round. Welsh went for blood In the
third round and ncored first, by catching
Conuors heavily on the nose. The mon
clinched, and In separating Commons drove
with his left, catching and drawing blood
from Welsh's noae. Connora looked to be
the freshest In the fifth round, but he lad
several times without effect. In making a
right hand swinging blow, Connors was
put on his guard, and Just rs time wnu
called Welsh smashed him twice in the
nose, and blood flowed freely, ID.
In the sixth round Oonnore was mad
and rushed at Welsh, driving him to the
ropes. They clinched and fell, Connors
on top. Just as Welsh was getting up
Connors struck blow at Welsh, and a
claim OF foul was made, but was not al.
lowed. There were hard blows Oh both
sides In the next two rounds, Both men
were sparring for wind in tho ninth round,
and not blow was struck until lust be.
fore time was called, when Welsh led ont
with his right and scored a clean knock
down, catching Connors squarely on the
jaw. The eluggers both came up looking
sad in the tenth round, and were quite
weak. The blood was squirting from Con.
nors' nose, but he was game, Welsh saw
that he had big advantage. He made a
rush and planted his right gquarely in
oonnors, mouth, cutting tho latter's lips
LooiJs SuAioAh IcLuEutu VIII al upper
cut, which landed on Welah's eye. i
Both fought like wild mon in the eloy-
enth round and hammered each other to
almost standatill. Whom the men came
up in the twelfth round Conrors' eye was
closed. but he made rush, caugh. Welsh
under the chin and knocked him down.
Welsh was tardy in coming up, and as
soon as he rose Connors swung his right
and Knocked him down again jus! as the
round cnded. irs .
Connors had everything his own way in
the thirteenth round, and made Wclsh's
lace resemble piece OF raw beef. Welsh
was feeling betterin the fourteenth round,
and gave Connors a bad shot in the eve,
Commons knocked Welsh down four times
in this round.
Both men were 30 weak tha. they could
hardly stand when time was called ior the
fifteenth round, and both were suffering
nom their terrible punishment. The
blood was squirting from Conno1's mouth,
nose and ears, while Welsh BGs' in s!nogt
eimilar condition. The fighting in this
round was weak and had but little effect.
Tho sixteenth round was tho most bloody
OF the entire Eight and WAS characterized
by hard fighting on tho part Of both. Con-
nors Knocked Welsh down six times, and
the last time, just as Welsh was getting
up, Connors planted both hande on his
neck, knocking Welsh seuseless. 80 4